THIRD AND DATA

Big Ten · 2022

IllinoisFighting Illini

8–5 overall, 5–4 in conference. 13 games played.

ReliaQuest Bowl
Season
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›Current

Record

8–5

5–4 in conference

Margin - All

+149

11.5 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

+74

8.2 per game

9 conference games

Points for

24.2

315 total

Points against

12.8

166 total

Polls

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unranked · Final

Schedule

Bret Bielema

All times Eastern. For betting lines, hover over the game.

Sat 08/27/2022 04:00 PMBTNvsWyoming83° · 5 mph ESEW 38–683% — Pregame win probability: 83% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and won.
Fri 09/02/2022 08:00 PMFS1atIndiana74° · 3 mph WL 20–2353% — Pregame win probability: 53% for Indiana. Indiana favored, and won.
Sat 09/10/2022 04:00 PMESPNUvsVirginia82° · 4 mph EW 24–361% — Pregame win probability: 61% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and won.
Thu 09/22/2022 08:30 PMBTNvsChattanooga54° · 7 mph ENEW 31–092% — Pregame win probability: 92% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and won.
Sat 10/01/2022 12:00 PMBTNatWisconsin63° · 0 mph NW 34–1067% — Pregame win probability: 67% for Wisconsin. Wisconsin favored, and lost — Illinois won.
Sat 10/08/2022 07:30 PMBTNvsIowa50° · 6 mph WSWW 9–660% — Pregame win probability: 60% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and won.
Sat 10/15/2022 12:00 PMBTNvsMinnesota50° · 11 mph WW 26–1438% — Pregame win probability: 38% for Illinois. Minnesota favored, and lost — Illinois won.
Sat 10/29/2022 03:30 PMABCatNebraska71° · 3 mph SW 26–930% — Pregame win probability: 30% for Nebraska. Illinois favored, and won.
Sat 11/05/2022 03:30 PMBTNvsMichigan State57° · 30 mph SWL 15–23Upset87% — Pregame win probability: 87% for Illinois. Illinois favored, and lost — Michigan State won.
Sat 11/12/2022 12:00 PMESPN2vsPurduePurdue Cannon34° · 16 mph WNWL 24–31Upset
Sat 11/19/2022 12:00 PMABCat3Michigan27° · 18 mph SSWL 17–19
Sat 11/26/2022 03:30 PMatNorthwesternLand of Lincoln Trophy54° · 9 mph SSWW 41–3
Mon 01/02/2023 12:00 PMESPN2vs22Mississippi StateReliaQuest Bowl81° · 7 mph SL 10–19Neutral

Home field

Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

96%
of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.
Location
Champaign, IL
Capacity
60,670
Average crowd
58,237
Surface
Artificial
Roof
Open air
Elevation
732 ft
Opened
1923